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Recognised as Colour

#D659FF

  • #D659FF
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark orchid

#D659FF is a violet with RGB values 214, 89, 255 and HSL 285°, 100%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark orchid.

Colour values

#D659FF#D659FF
HEX#D659FF
RGBrgb(214, 89, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.8392, 0.349, 1
RGB percentages83.9%, 34.9%, 100%
HSLhsl(285.2, 100%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(285.2, 65.1%, 100%)
CMYK16.1%, 65.1%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,047,743
CSS custom property--colour: #D659FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.73:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.73:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#29A600

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#098AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 59.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5B96FBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 60.7 from the original
Tritanopia#D478A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 61 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.73:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark orchid · ΔE 18.5Medium orchid · ΔE 20.1Blue violet · ΔE 23.1Dark violet · ΔE 23.3Fuchsia · ΔE 26Magenta · ΔE 26
Nearest named CSS colourDark orchid (#9932CC)ΔE 18.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#82FF59
Analogous#8359FF, #FF59D5
Triadic#FFD659, #59FFD6
Split complementary#D5FF59, #59FF83
Tetradic#FF8359, #82FF59, #59D5FF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCF2FF
Lighter +20%#EFBFFF
Lighter +10%#E38CFF
Darker −10%#C926FF
Darker −20%#B600F2
Darker −30%#9000BF
Darker −40%#69008C
More saturated +25%#D659FF
Less saturated −25%#CB6EEA

Channel breakdown

R214
G89
B255
Red214 (83.9%)
Green89 (34.9%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue285.18°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR D6 · G 59 · B FF

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